Done in under 15-minutes

By Kevin Aguilar, Photography by Kevin Aguilar

Sport Truck, September 26, 2008

One of the most popular of modifications to a truck is the addition of a billet grille. There are two different types of them including cutout style and bolt-on style. With the cutout style grille, you end up cutting your OE grille to fit the shiny billet bars. However with a bolt-in style, the placement of a few toggle bolts are all that are needed to upgrade the looks of you truck.

2. I choose to go with a Carriage Works for our '07 Chevy Silverado Classic because they produce high quality billet grilles. Here is what I got in the mail; a pair of grilles and eight toggle bolts.

2. I choose to go with a Carriage Works for our '07 Chevy Silverado Classic because they p

3. First, I dropped the bolts in the tabs on the grille.

4. Next, I attached the fastener nut on the bolts.

5. From there, the grilles were slid in place on the plastic grille shell of the truck. Since there are gaps in the grilles, I was able slip my fingers on the backside to place the toggle bolts to a secure area. To finish it off, I used a screwdriver to tighten the bolts.

5. From there, the grilles were slid in place on the plastic grille shell of the truck. Si

6. A few minutes after I open my box, I was able to clean up the front end of my truck.

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By Kevin Aguilar

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